RCMP looking for two men charged with attempted murder

Two Cape Bretoners are on the run from RCMP.

At 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, RCMP responded to a report of an assault on Castle Bay Rd. in Eskasoni.

Officers learned that a 45-year-old man had been attacked by two men, who are known to him.

The men struck the victim with a vehicle, then sprayed him with an irritant, before assaulting him with a baseball bat.

The victim suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital by ambulance.

29-year-old Alfred Joseph Marshall and 42-year-old Justin Noelan Dennis, both of Eskasoni, have been jointly charged with attempted murder, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, uttering threats and unauthorized possession of a weapon.

At this time, RCMP are actively looking for Marshall and Dennis.

Marshall is described as 5-foot-11, 160lbs, has brown hair and green eyes.

Dennis is described as 5-foot-11, 160lbs, has black hair and brown eyes.

They are believed to be driving a grey 2011 Ram 1500 bearing Nova Scotia licence plate HCD 984.

This incident was targeted and was not a random act.

If you have any information on this incident, or on Marshall, or Dennis’, whereabouts, you are asked to call Eskasoni RCMP or Crime Stoppers.